Finger ring



Aug,4 24 1926.4

E. R. FERRARI A v FINGER RING.

- Filed Nov. 14, `192s l.' R. rrabc' ATTORN EY Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

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FINGER RING. l

Application led November 14, 1923.

The object of my said invention is the provision of a finger ringequipped for convenient use as a match striker and nail filer and thiswithout materially increasing the cost of production of the ring andwithout detracting from the ornamental character of the ring.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in theimprovement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification Figure1 is an edge elevation of my novel rind.

figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a view showing in plan the striking -surface of the ring.

Figures 4 and 5 are views of a modification in which the filing orstriking surface of the ring is formed by a stone or by a tungsten steelplate or other metallic plate carried by the metallic or alloy portionof the ring.

Similar numerals designate corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 3 towhich reference will first be made.

The major portion of my novel ring is formed of any appropriate metal oralloy compatible with its purpose and comprises a finger receivingannulus l which in practice is made in various sizes to receive fingersof various sizes in cross-section. At the outer side of the annulus 1the ring is provided with a thickened portion 2 integral with theannulus 1 and extending through about 1/3 of the circumference thereofand said thickened portion having its side walls concaved as shown inFigure 2 to provide spaced projections 3, and in its outer side andextending between the apices of the projections 3 is a filing orstriking surface 4, in a corrugated manner preferably produced byroughening the surface `4,`as illustrated. It will be noted that thesurface 4 is almost if not quite as long as the diameter of the annulus1, this being advantageous inasmuch as it tends to prevent turning ofthe ring about the finger incident to the striking of a matchon thesurface 4 or the use of the said surface 4 for filing a finger nail onthe other hand of the wearer. It will also be noted that the advantageindicated is attained by the making of the surface 4 concave in thedirection of Serial No. 674, 740.

its length which isthe preferred embodiment. i

In Figures 4 and 5, I illustrate a modification of my invention in whichthe annulus lat is equipped to carry infixed relation an inlaid element5 which element 5 is provided with a nail-filing or scratching surface 4similar to and forthe same purpose as. the

ger ring, it will be appreciated that the imf provement does notmaterially increase the production cost of the ring; and it will also benoted that the practical purpose or purposes to which the ringV may beput does not diminish in any measure the ornamental character of thering. l

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction andrelative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferredembodiments of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and eX- actunderstandin of the saidembodiments. I do not desire, iowever, to beunderstood as confining myself to the specific construction and relativearrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the in#vention various changes and modifications may be made such as fallIwithin the scope of my invention as Vdefined in my appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I .claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, 1s:-

1. A finger ring comprising an annulus, and an element carried by andfixed to the annulus and having at one side of the annulus atransversely roughened surface for nail filing or match strikingpurposes extending throughout a considerable portion of thecircumference of the annulus and dished in the direction of its length;the said annulus being provided with spacca projections and a thickenedportion between los 2. p .o 1,597,589' n said projections in which saidelement is the direction of its length reversely to the held. curvatureof its annulus, and said dished 10 2. A Iinger ring comprisinganvannulus, a portion being corrugated for the purpose thickenedportionformed thereon and ex-V specified. y

' tending through about one-third of its cir- In testimony vvhereofA Iaix my signacumference, said thickened portion having ture. l v its sideWalls concaved to provide oppositely disposed projections and beingdshedv inv Y, EARNEST R. FERRARI.

